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Originally Posted by JSH
There is a HUGE difference between the two that you are overlooking. - The Bionic was a show car, a styling exercise never meant for production.
- The Bolt is a production car that needs to sell tens of thousands of units per year.
GM very specifically decided to make the Bolt a conventional looking car so that it would appeal to the largest segment of the population. They basically took the benchmark leader of the segment (Honda Fit) and made it 350% more fuel efficient by making it a electric car. Could they have made it 10-20% more efficient by using a polarizing aero design like the Bionic? Yes, but they are in the business to sell cars. |
Bionic has a plenty of features, which make it not production ready.
- Rear seat only for two with no space for standard height men
- no mirrors
- no rear door
- no real door handles
- no brake cooling
- no ground clearance
- missing window wipers
There a long way from a design study to a production ready design.